The Alpensia Biathlon Centre will stage the men’s and women’s long distance standing and vision impaired events.

Austria’s Carina Edlinger, guided by her brother Julian, will be the top contender in the women’s vision impaired after winning the World Cup crystal globe, while NPA athlete Ekaterina Rumyantseva will start as favourite in the women’s standing.

Canadian Brian McKeever will be looking to win his 11th Paralympic title in the men’s vision impaired, but will face tough opposition from Sweden’s world champion and 2017-18 World Cup champion Zebastian Modin. NPA athlete Rushan Minegulov seeks gold in the men’s standing.

After losing 3-2 to South Korea in an epic match, Czech Republic have the almost impossible task of beating USA to maintain chances of qualifying for the semi-finals. Canada will close their participation in the group stage against Norway, while Italy are hoping to defeat Sweden and advance into the semis for the first time ever.